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Mental Health Is Another Unfortunate ICE Casualty

Human Rights Watch News·Human Rights Watch·3 days ago
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Against the backdrop of Mental Health Awareness Month and the advancement of Congress’ budget reconciliation bill, hundreds of immigrants, community members, and allies gathered in the nation’s capital on May 20 for a peaceful march from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) headquarters to the Capitol. The demonstration was held to protest the budget reconciliation bill’s funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ICE’s parent agency. ICE has terrorized communities and harmed the mental health of many. The bill’s proposed additional  $71 billion in funding would come with none of the lifesaving oversight and reforms that Human Rights Watch and others have  repeatedly called for . Abusive immigration detention is profoundly harmful to mental health; under the current administration,  well-documented cases of medical neglect and  inhumane treatment at detention centers and the gutting of  oversight bodies has only made things worse.…

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